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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Clinton News Record, 1920-8-19, Page 3auaaa Free Coat to Coast St, Johne -The Canadian 1)eplirt- inent of Public Werke and the Maine State Highway' Corrrmiselon have 'use, sued et joint call for tenders for the const"ruetion of the superatrueture Bed sulestruoture of the proposed inter; national bridge to be built over the, St: Tohn River `between Edmunciston and the village of Ivladawasica, Mtlino. Bids .wi11 often August 18th, Bathurst N.B.-Beau's'~ of the gen eral eoyl,shortege the Bathurst Linn- ' bee Co; s Iarge pulp mills have been forced to phut down. The mills: em- ploy about 500 hands. Montreal—The most important por- chase made by English interests of - Canadian pulp'.hokiings has now been closed as the result of Northcliffe interests of London, England, having purchased a two-thirds interest in the Gulf Pulp and Paper Company', at Clark City, below Quebec. This. the company owned by members of the Clark family. Following their purchase, the' . Northcliffe interests have formed the Imperial Paper Mills, Limited. The remaining one-third of the interest in the eotnpany is being purehaeed by other London people who are interested 'in the purchase of ,paper: The price, iteis understood, was $3,0D0,000: Regina --Over 300,000 pounds of western wool•has been sold to Can- adian manufacturer by the Canadian Co-operative •Wool'Growers Associa- tion at a price ranging from 45 to 55 cents per pound. Up to date over 540,000 pounds of wool have been re- f ived at the Regina warehouse, wbile the total for the whole -of -last seaacn was only 550,000 pounds, tt is esti mated that '700,000 pounds,of wool will be handled at the local warehouse this Yettz, T+'rederietori—Provincial, Ile tiebl., 'Wrist AR C, Turney, anstcuuces that. the .apple spec in this 1ievince this year would amount to only sixty per tent..of last year's crop, This was owing to the prolonged diotjght in sone sections which' caused a heztvy dep of the young apples, r Reglan --Cutting on the 'Greater ,Production in Alberta ' has already' started. The crop on 12,000 acres sown in wheat is expected to average 80 buehele to the acre, W, 141, Graham; Commissioner of. Indian Affairs for the three prairie provinces, is on a tour ofinspection of the crop on the Greater Production 'farms, Vancouver—The sockeye are just starting ,to run in the Fraser River and the pack is expected to bo equal to last year's, Orythe Skeena River 'the fish are not running so strong as last year and a much smaller pack is expected in'that district this year. Regular English. cus't'omers have already placed large orders 'few sockeye and, red spring salmon, subject to,the pack and sales have been made to them at $21 a case unlabeled, '-The price of raw sockeye to the fishermen opened at 55 cents per fish and they are now,being paid 75 cents on the Fraser, and some packers think it. will be necessary to pay $1 per fish to induce the fishermen to increase his catch. • FLOOD CANADA WITH SOVIET TALK Thousands of Reds Coming to Spread Their Propaganda, .A. despatch from Copenhagen sags:= --Bolshevik Russia is preparing to flood the United States and'Canada with thousands of secret emissaries; who will spread the Soviet propa- ganda. Arrangements have been com- pleted by "Comrade" Sch' oviski, Len- in's thief foreign propagandist, for the "peaceful penetration" of Am- erica, "A largpa•centage of the Russians returned frofn the 'United States and Canada to fight for Russia against Germany talk English. Those from the United States have quite an Am- •eican twang, those from Cenada"have an English accent," SEbkoviski told the correspondent just before he was _ removed; protestingly, from Denmark,. and ordered, neyer to return, -"These men are now being given courses in spell -binding • and other useful arts, preparatoryto returning to ' their adopted countries, where they 'will ' champion a Soviet ;Government. Pass- port regulations will not keep theist «r out. We have tested this already thrdugh the forerunners of our armies of talkers in the United States and Canada." ' Schkoviski's expulsion from -Den- mark was due directly teethe discov- ery that he was behind the recent e'ailors' and' lsngshoremen's strike, which paralyzed the Danish posts for ' months. • ."We are out to overthrow the present system of capitalistic govern- ment everywhere." " He, boasted having enough soldier 'support in Scandinavia to make pos- sible a general strike, and claimed that Esthonia was / practically soldidly Soviet. • • • BLACKEST OF ALL Canada's Prospects .Are Bright There is one particularly strong reason why there should be -it, great deal . of confidence on • tire part of Canadians in the outlook for this country. While Canada, along witIfthe rest -of, the world, is undergoing. a period of trying conditions, the Dom- inion has good reason to face the sit- uation with a great deal of lame lnd courage. The principal reason for this is that Canada •is on the eveof reaping one of the largest crops in the history of the country. While there is a chance of something still happening, which will reduce the total yield, still it is felt that the danger point has been passed and estimates now indicate a yield in the three West- ern provinces of from 250 million to 300 million bushels of wheat. • While the wheat market is showing some fluctuations; there are indica- tions of a very good price for the pro- duction. What is especially advan- tageous is the fact that this is newly created wealth, and as fully two-thirds of the crop will be sold outside of the t country, ib will mean that millions of dollars •of additional money will be brought into Canada. • 900 Towns , a;"ad Citees, To Get Captured Guns A despatch from Montreal says:— Nine hundred towns and cities throughout the Dominion of Canada are to have presented to them guns captured by the Canadians from the Germans during the Great War, Ten of them have been given to Montreal and placed in various parts of the city A small trench mortar has been placed before Mayor Martin's resi- dence. "Not as a gift," said the Do- minion archivist, "but to commemor- ate the visit -of the Prince of Wales to 'his home." • WINTERS FOR POLAND - Devastated Country Obliged to Supply Red Armies. A despatch from Berlin says:—No matter'what the outcome of the nego- tiations at Minsk, the proposed confer- ence' in London or elsewhere, Poland is at the very start of the blackest of all Winters that she has experienced since the beginning of the World War. Famine and pestilence promise to be the heritage of her attack on Rus- sia. Poland was fed very largely by the United 'States • last Winter, Now •+.the Red forces that are sweating over the country have advanced so rapidly that they have -,not been kept in sup- plies by the railroad lines. As a con- sequence the men and the horses ere living off the land 'over which 'they advance. Poland- promises to be swept absolutely bare. Four tithes in the, last five ,,years' huge armies have swept across the land. Horrified' by what has happened to their land and with their hopes crush- ed; thousahtls of Poles are unwilling to face the Winter. They want to emi- grate to America, Next War to be Fought. In Air and Under Sea A c'lespateh, from ,Paris says;— The next war will be fought in the air and under the sea, Marshal` Foch tojd the Naval Cadets in an address on Thursday. • Seeking Fresh Adventures Col, Ray Collishaw, the famous Cana- dian airman, who is again in search oP adventure, lie has left Canada for England, where he will receive a eines mission Pet service in Poland.' Col, Collishave is the most noted airman in service to -day, The Canadian Natiotfal Exhibition will again run thirteen days 'in 1020. The suggestion that it be extended for three weeks has been left in abeyance by the Directors. f.: THE STORM CENTRE OF EUROPE e General View of Warsaw, capital of Poland, showing the Alexander Bridge spanning the Vistula, across which lies the city. Weekly karket Report •Wholesale Grain. Toronto, Aug, 16.—Manitoba wheat —No. 1 Northern, $3.15; No. 2 Norths ern, $3.12; No. 3 Northern, $3.08, in store Fort William. Manitoba oats—N a 2 CW, 991/sc; No. 3 CW, 96%e;; extra No. 1 feed, 96%e; No. 1 feed, 92%c; No. 2 feed, 90t/ae, in store Fort William. Manitoba barley -No. 3 CW, $1,45;. No, 4 CW, $1.85; rejected, $1.16; feed, $1.15, in store Fort William, American corn—No. 3 yellow, $1.85; nominal, track, Toronto, prompt ship- mont. Ontario oats—No. 3 white, nominal. Ontario wheat -No. 2 Winter,, per oar lot, $2.20 to $2,30, shipping points, according to freights. Peas—No. 2, nominal. ' • Barley—$1,20 to $1.25, according to freights outside. Buckwheat—No. 2, nominal. Rye—No. 3, $1.75, according to freights outside. Manitoba flour—Government stand- ard, $14.86, Toronto. - Ontario flour -Government stand- ard, $12.90, nominal. Millfeed—Car lots, delivered, Mont- real freights, bags included: Bran, per ton, $52; shorts, per ton, $61; good feed flour, $3.75 to $4.00. Country Produce—Wholesaie: Eggs, selects, 64 to 65c; No 1, 59 to 60c. Butter, creamery prints, 69 to 61e; choice dairy prints, 49 to 51c; ordinary dairy prints, 45 to 47c; bak- ers', 35 to 40c; Oleomargarine, best grade, 34 to 38c. Cheese, new, large, 29% to 30e; twins, 30 to 801,1c; old, large, 33 to 34e; twins, 34 to 85e; Stilton, old, 351 to, 3631 c. Maple syrup, 1 gal. tin, $3.40; 5 gal. tin, per gal., $3,25; maple sugar, lb., 27 to 30c. Churning cream—Toronto creameries are paying for churning cream, 58 to 60e per pound fat, f,o•b, shipping points, nominal, Prov: cions --Wholesale. Smoked meats—Hams, med., 47 to 50c; heavy, 40 to 42c; cooked, 64 to 68c; rolls, 34 to 36e; cottage rolls, 39 to 410; breakfast bacon, 50 to 55c• baths, plain, 52 to 54c; boneless, 58 to 64c. Cured meats—Long clear bacon, 27 to 28e• clear hollies, 26 to 27c. Lard—Pure, tierces, 27 to 280; tubs, 28% to 29c; pails, 29 to 29%c; prints, 29% to 30e. Compound tierces, 25 to 25%c; tubs, 25t to. 26c; pails, 25% to 20%c; prints, 27 to 2734c. Montreal Marketer _ ,ationtreal, Aug, 16.—Oats, No. 2 C. W., $1.17; No. 8 C'W, $1.14%e. Flour, Manitoba Spring wheat patents, firsts, new stand. grade, $14.85 to $15.05. Rolled bats, 90-1b. hags, $5.50 to $5.85. Bran, $54:25. Shorts, $61.25. Cheese, finest Easterns, 24%c. Butter, choicest creamery, 57%c. Eggs, fresh, 66e. Live Stock Markets. Torontor Aug, 10.—Choice heavy steers, $14 to $14.60; good heavy steers, •$13,50 to $13.75; butchers' cat- tle, choice, $13 to $13.50; do, good, $12 to $12.50; do, met!, $10 to $11; do, coin., $7.50 to $9; bulls, choice, $10 to $11; do, good, $9 to $9.50; do, rough, $6 to $8; butchers' cows, choice, $10.50 to $11.50;do, good, $9 to $10; do, corn,, $6.50 to $7,50; stockers, $9 to $11; feeders, $11 to $12.50; canners and cutters, 54.50 to 55,50; milkers, good to choice, 100 to 5165; do, corn. and med., 565 to $75; lambs, yearlings, $10.50 to 512.50; do, spring, $12 to $14.50;` calves, good to. choice, 516.50 to $19.25; sheep 56.50 to $9.50; hogs, fed and watered, $20.50; do, weighed off cars, $10.75; do, f.o.b., $19.50; do, do, country points, $19.25. Montreal, Aug. 16.—Butcher heif- ers, corn., 55 to $8; butcher cows, med., $5,60 to $8.60; canners, 53 to $3.60; cutters, 54 to $5; butcher bulls, coni., 55 to 56.50; good veal, $12 to $13; med., $8 to 11; grass, 55 to $6; ewes, 55 to $7.50; lambs, good, $12 to $12.50; corn„ 58 to $11; hogs, around 150 lbs., off cars, $20,50; sows and heavies, mixed lots, 517.50 to $18.50; selects, $20 to $20.50; sows, $15 to $16.50. Trafalgar Square Will be Reproduced "The • Empire Triumphant" the evening 'Spectacle,', in front of the Grand Stand at the Canadian National Exthibition this year will be a pageant of splendor, color, light and action and will provide a striking object lesson in the making and keeping of the British Empire. Trafalgar Square, a spot so alive with associations and memories for thousands of returned Wren and other Canadians, will be the setting for this new triumph in stage- craft and the very spirit of -Nelson will seemingly hover over the scene glorying in the fact that we' have never relinquished our beneflcient heritage of sea -wide supremacy, ,Reproduced with truthful attention to detail, Nel- son's monument will be shown tower- ing '75 feet in the air, with the Na- tional 'Gallery in the background. St. Martin's church on the left and public buildings on the right. Profoundly impressive will be the musical treat- ment and divertisserntt, including the Empire ballet, Sailors drill, etc., while an added touch of realism Will be 'given by a large battle tank in action "Over ,the top• with the Canadians" —and a great battleship moving nte;i- estically, to her • anchorage crowded with cheering blue -jackets- "Brifa'smla Rules the Waves." Another of the Many stirring episodes will be the breaking out of the largest Union Jaek in the world and the trooping of the Ring's Colors, a gorgeous event and one of. the oldest of British Affey ceremonials, appropriately conducted en Trafalgar Square. • Hot air is all right for a balloon, but all wrong for a snarls Mennonites to Emigrate to the South A despatch from Winnipeg says:— Orthodox Mennonites of Southern Manitoba are making final prepara- tions for their exodus to Mississippi, According to travellers, who say they have been through the old colony districts of Morden -Rhineland consti- tuency, many conferences have been held by the elders of ,the Orthodox Church, and it has been decided by a considerable body of settlers to dis- pose' of their Manitoba holdings as soon as the present crop is gathered. How many Mennonites will go south is unknown, even to members of the church, it is said. A split has occur- red ;in the ranks of the old colony set- tlers, many of the younger element haying refused to leave Canada. The first of the emigrants will leave for the south in October. - Soviet Representatives " ' Have Arrived in Berlin A despatch from Paris says:— Bolshevilt' plelsipotentiarie3 have ar- rived at Berlin to resume diplomatic relations between Russia and Ger- many, it is reported in a despatch re- ceived here front -tile German capita'. The message adds 'thatanother mis- sion has reached. Vienna feotn Russia With a view to renewing relations with Austria. Cols. • Bishop and Banker will again have charge of the 1920 aeroplane flights at the Canadian National Ex- hibition, ' ASSASSIN. S ATTACK PREMIER VENIZELOS. Shot at While Taking a Train at Lyons, France. A despatch from' Paris says:— Premier Venizelos, of Greece, was at - backed and wounded on Thursday as. be was leaving the Lyons railroad sta- tion for Nice. As the Premier step- ped onto a train two men fired re- volvers at him. He was wounded slightly. Ilis assailants were arrest- ed. Eight shots were fired ab the Greek Premier. The shooting dccurred at 9,45 p.m. • Premier Venizelosewas taking leave 'of friends,, when two swarthy indi- viduals rushed from the crowd, one firing three shots and the other five before they were overpowered. The Premier was reported wounded in the right side and the left arm. His assailants, following their ar- rest, were rescued by the police from the crowds with great difficulty, the mob shouting, "Lynch him!" Both of the men were severely manhandled. 'rte. 4 3gy, Sir Auckland Geddes British Ambassador to Washington, who has accepted an invitation to open the Canadian National Fair at Toronto this month, Bigger Premiums For --- Live Stock Displays The enlarged classification in the livestock section at the Canadian Na- tional Exhibition this year provides for every animal of importance util- ized in Canada. The premium list for horses, cattle, sheep, swine the fur and feathered classes ,and pat stock 'together with agricultural products, the output of the {'airy, orchard, etc„ sets a new mark. Various breed and othei association and ;the Governments offer new prizes which added to those given by the Exhibition brings the sum total to a standard which ensures proportionate recognition for every branch of improved husbandry on a scale more levish;than ever before and should attract a display by which will be established new records in exposi- tion and Canadian livestock and agri- cultural histor=y. Butter -trialing competitions wore introduced ah the Canadian National Exhibition in 1599 fat rho first time in Amerlcn, They are similar to those .given at the,, dairy shows in Great Britain, ry A Letter From London Queen Mary is making a collection of,articles which were, once the pro- perty of. Queen Victoria, and 'which her Majesty has ;found whilst rummaging about tiro royal palaces. Some of these hav°;:been found at Windsor, and Queen'Mary Iles made many discover- ies at 1341mo'rai, Nightcaps rich in doe needlework have been founds' as well as a patchwork quilt made •by 'Queen Victoria to while away the tediuni--of her dec'l'ining years. 4,. m u e ' 1 an told' that Ibez' Majesty is again Wearing her beautiful jewels. The gift of binning genie With real distinction is by no tneahs given to everyone, but Queen Mary has ;it in a remarkable degree. They suit .her 'to , perfeetiofn. Most of the finest jewels are kept at Windsor, where there is a special strong room in which they are placed in safes. Three people are always present. when these are opened, the trio including a Lady -in -Waiting, who is responsible for the keys. * * 'R W P Some women are of opinion that it 'de hopelessly bad style to kiss in pub- iic, If they had seen Queen Mary em- bracing her relations they would khow that Her Majesty {lees not agree 'with them. Tho Queen kissed. Princess Christian, Princess Arthur of Con- naught,; ; Lady Hillington's children, and any friend who came»along. The census is to be taken next year and .wo shall be hearing 4111 about it ere long. In the remoter parts of the Empire .ourlous expedients have some- times to be adopted by census officials. During the 1881 census several tribes in India took fright and ran away. 'The district officer interviewed the headmen and gravely informed them that the Queen of England anti: the Empress of Russia had made a bet as to which ruled over most subjecke. Tho census, he explained, was being taken in order to settle the wager, and he appealed to them to help the Queen to win. This appeal to their sporting instincts succeeded: the tribes came in from the jungle and were 'counted. 'Moriey's dotal,, Charing Crops, Lon,.'' don, which is to be converted into a business man's oiioh, la said to by the only place of Ota kind that can iboaen; of 'raving turned an Empress from Its doors, Many years ago is gentleman called at the hotel saying ho wished a, room to be reserved for a lady and himseIf to hold a short diseussipn on an ;important matter. Tho'manage^' anent viewed' the annilcetion'with sus- picion, and politely but firmly refused accommodation. The waiting' carriage had 'hardly left the doors when a vis- itor, recognizing the oacripant, excited-, ly ran to the management with the' news that they had turned away the Empress Eugenie,, The filming of "Little Dorrit" is a reminder that some of the London' scenes of the novel still remain intact.' The Iron Bridge—known.to later gen erasions"as Southwark Bridge—where' the turnkey's son wvooed the Child of the Marshalea, is now being rebuilt, and of the Marshabaa itself only a pore, tion of a -wall remains abutting on the tiny open space known as "Little Dor- rit's Playground." But. St. George's Church, where the heroine was chri- toned, where shp and Magpie found' refuge on the night they were shut out of the prison, and where she was hap.'pily'united to Arthur Clennam, Teo mains very mesh as Dickens described, It. Few probably of the tens of thou- sands who pass it daily on the way to London Bridge know anything of, the old church's romantic connections.' The announcement that thea prize money for the submarine E14, for the sinking of the Guj Djetnal, is now, ready for issue, will arouse feelings of envy among many less fortunate naval men. E14's little account is for 231,000, the greatest suns awarded to any ono ship for prize -bounty in the war. The commanding officer, who holds the Victoria Cross, can put about 45,000 to his credit, and each of the able seamen should have about £700 out of the "kitty."—BIG BEN. ROAD MAP OF CANADIAN SKIES Air Board Publishing a Direc- tory for Air Travel. A despatch from Ottawa says:— The roadmap of the •sky for all Canada is in the making; in fact, it is nearly complete, and will be published by the Air Board within a day or two, ac- cording to Col. F. F, 'Scott, director - in -chief of civil aviation. This map will cover every route laid out within the Dominion. One of its most important features is that it will be drawn to deal with both -civil and military aviation. When re- vised and finally published Canada will have as complete a directory of travel through theair as it is possible to get. Ther° will be one vast highway 'across the Dominion. The map oleo involves an aerial survey of the whole Dominion. , — _se Making Bricks by Machinery. One serious obstacle to butldiug at the present time Is the price of bricks, which has trebled in the last ten years. Increased cost of labor and fuel is the reason for the rise. Labor and fuel represent 70 per cent. of the cost of making a brick What is needed to bring the price down is automatic machinery, In view of mechanical development, brick making is away behind most other industries. The raw material is dug with steam shovel or placer and ground and screened by machinery; but from the ontting table to the fin• fished product the work of manufac- ture is done almost entirely by hand labor. The brick Is a very ancient inven- tion. Its origin seems to have been remotely prehistoric, Babylon was a brick city. Wo .know from the Bible that the Israelite captives in Egypt were employed at brick -Making on an extensive scale. . But the brick has a future not less important than its past. Probably the pressed brick of to -day is as good a brick as will ever be made, To cheapen it, work is in progress to neunfacture it automatically, without being touched by human hands, It Is hoped by machinery to cut the cost of production. First Oil••Burner, to St. Lawrence Port A despatch from 'Montreal says: — The'steamer Empress of France, now being reconditioned and fitted up with oil burners, will make her first trip from Liverpool on Sept. 1, She will be the first oil -burning litter to come up the St. Lawrence. Her first east- bound trip will be from Quebec on Sept. 15. It's a Great Life If You Don't Weaken • British Colunvia and Alberta will again be among the provinces to have special displays at the Canadian Na- tional Exhibition this year. A By Jack Rabbit • A New Irrigation Scheme. Further evidence of holy the prairie farmer now regards irrigation in the West, and arrotherc instance of the general demand for e'tended schemers conies from the south-western..orner of the Province of Saskatchewan, where a petition has been prepared for the launching of a new irrigation pro- ject under the provisions of the newly passed Irrigation Act. The scheme is to east approximately one.mnllion dollars, 'and will be easily the largest project of its kind attempted in Sas- katchewan, embracing •1$5,000 acres. Furthermore, it is stated that it will prove one of the cheapest irrigation schemes on the American continent, the estimated cost be ng lens than 59 per acre, whereas others have cost as high as 550 per acre. The scheme involves the diversion of the Battle and Boulanger Creeps into Davits Lake, and the construction ,of a dam four miles west.of the lake across the White Mud. Valley in the vicinity 92 the Maple Creels trail south into Montana. The natural topography and geographical features of the country make the project easy and economical from an engineering point of view, The proposed dam across the valley will be approaiimately 250 feet in 'height, built of concrete and will cross the full width of the valley,, Three channels are to be cwt from the south side of the lake, forming main irrigation canals through the country down to the Lethbridge -Wey- burn line of the C.P.R., and providing for watering the crops through the country north of Consul, Vidora, and' Robsart. While this is the extent of the scheme as et present outlined, it is stated that .it would be possible 'to extend it farther to provide for irri- gation of considerable tracts of coun- try farther south. A New British Aerial Lorry. By means of an entirely novel typo of wing construction the Commercial Aeroplane Wing Syndicate has de- signed the "Pelican Four-tonl.orryi' a type of machine which may revolu- tionize aerial goods carrying, says The. Manchester 'Guardian. The pres- ent intention of the Syndicate, which is an offshoot of 4,he Blackburn Aero- plane Company, is to provide for the carriage of goods only, leaving pas- senger carrying for later consider'a- tion. In many ways the' Pelican is an entirely new type of aircraft. Not only does the new "gull's 'wing” type • of construction enable a' load of 13 lb. per square foot to be carried, but the load of four tons can be carried at the low rate of 50 cents per ton -mile at a speed of 72 miles por hour. The machine, a monoplane, is fitted with two Napier engines of 450-h.p. each, these 'engines being normally run on half -speed for the sake of •econory. Ill 'ease of necessity the engines can be opened out and a speed of 'little less than 100 miles per, hour obtained. Also, should one engine fail, not only can the machine fly on the remaining motor, but it can actu- ally rise at the rate of 40 feet per minute. These engines are fitted in, a special part of the fuselage behind the wings, the propellers being coil• nected by means of shafts and clutches after the manlier of airship engines4 Phe pilot sits in a cockpit in the very arose of the machine, his aeeommodae tion swinging clear to enable good to'be stowed away in the fuselage. ��„yb JiY�W-" 14eWaeNoPoot, 1 The passengers on the pleasure steamer, having just finished dinner,' Were enjoying the beauties of the evening t0 the full. A majestic Highland ravine carate 1 into Vbey all tender greys and shim - /tiering' MIT and blues. Mrs, de' Vere held her breath till they hate! passed "Oh, .Tolin 1" she saki, "what', es lovely gorge that wast" ' "lie, darling," he said absently, "Vito the bast food we vo lied silted' We loft Landon" - 1. THAN We iii!-tNtN-c CAST wot)l-b YOU. - Nt1Nb`•1..g-lSaN6 " M jVi=:' �' F - hQN-(' Feet L1vE . 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The scheme is to east approximately one.mnllion dollars, 'and will be easily the largest project of its kind attempted in Sas- katchewan, embracing •1$5,000 acres. Furthermore, it is stated that it will prove one of the cheapest irrigation schemes on the American continent, the estimated cost be ng lens than 59 per acre, whereas others have cost as high as 550 per acre. The scheme involves the diversion of the Battle and Boulanger Creeps into Davits Lake, and the construction ,of a dam four miles west.of the lake across the White Mud. Valley in the vicinity 92 the Maple Creels trail south into Montana. The natural topography and geographical features of the country make the project easy and economical from an engineering point of view, The proposed dam across the valley will be approaiimately 250 feet in 'height, built of concrete and will cross the full width of the valley,, Three channels are to be cwt from the south side of the lake, forming main irrigation canals through the country down to the Lethbridge -Wey- burn line of the C.P.R., and providing for watering the crops through the country north of Consul, Vidora, and' Robsart. While this is the extent of the scheme as et present outlined, it is stated that .it would be possible 'to extend it farther to provide for irri- gation of considerable tracts of coun- try farther south. A New British Aerial Lorry. By means of an entirely novel typo of wing construction the Commercial Aeroplane Wing Syndicate has de- signed the "Pelican Four-tonl.orryi' a type of machine which may revolu- tionize aerial goods carrying, says The. Manchester 'Guardian. The pres- ent intention of the Syndicate, which is an offshoot of 4,he Blackburn Aero- plane Company, is to provide for the carriage of goods only, leaving pas- senger carrying for later consider'a- tion. In many ways the' Pelican is an entirely new type of aircraft. Not only does the new "gull's 'wing” type • of construction enable a' load of 13 lb. per square foot to be carried, but the load of four tons can be carried at the low rate of 50 cents per ton -mile at a speed of 72 miles por hour. The machine, a monoplane, is fitted with two Napier engines of 450-h.p. each, these 'engines being normally run on half -speed for the sake of •econory. Ill 'ease of necessity the engines can be opened out and a speed of 'little less than 100 miles per, hour obtained. Also, should one engine fail, not only can the machine fly on the remaining motor, but it can actu- ally rise at the rate of 40 feet per minute. These engines are fitted in, a special part of the fuselage behind the wings, the propellers being coil• nected by means of shafts and clutches after the manlier of airship engines4 Phe pilot sits in a cockpit in the very arose of the machine, his aeeommodae tion swinging clear to enable good to'be stowed away in the fuselage. ��„yb JiY�W-" 14eWaeNoPoot, 1 The passengers on the pleasure steamer, having just finished dinner,' Were enjoying the beauties of the evening t0 the full. A majestic Highland ravine carate 1 into Vbey all tender greys and shim - /tiering' MIT and blues. Mrs, de' Vere held her breath till they hate! passed "Oh, .Tolin 1" she saki, "what', es lovely gorge that wast" ' "lie, darling," he said absently, "Vito the bast food we vo lied silted' We loft Landon"